New exploration push, silica manganese end, infrastructure boost

The mining industry has been given 20 days from the Government Gazette notice of February 6 to offer ideas on lapsed and revoked South African mineral rights; BHP Billiton's Samancor has permanently stopped production of silica manganese; the...

Samancor stops producing silica manganese at Metalloys

The world’s largest integrated producer of manganese, Samancor, has permanently stopped production of energy intensive silica manganese at its Metalloys plant in Meyerton near Johannesburg. The company, which is 60% owned by mining major BHP...

Gemco manganese operation expansion Phase 2, Australia

BHP Billiton and its partners approved the second expansion of the Gemco operation in July 2011.

Resonance screen scale model on show

A working scale model of a resonance screen will be displayed by Mac’s Engineering at the Electra Mining Africa 2010 show in Johannesburg during the month of October. Dust suppression equipment will also be on display.

Sylvania plans to take full ownership of SA dumps

Aim- and ASX-listed company Sylvania said on Wednesday that it planned to acquire the 26% balance of the Sylvania dump operations (SDO), through a shares exchange, to take full ownership of the dumps. The SDO operates five platinum plants,...

Beyond-60Mt/y iron-ore study imminent – Kumba

The external concept study that is expected to shed fresh light on the expansion of the Sishen-Saldanha rail capacity beyond 60-million tons a year should be available soon, Kumba Iron Ore (KIO) CEO Chris Griffith told Mining Weekly Online after...

Miners in ‘serious talks’ with Transnet on capacity beyond 60Mt – Kumba Iron Ore

South Africa's State-owned transport utility Transnet is engaged in "serious talks" with Northern Cape iron-ore and manganese miners on the creation of capacity beyond 60-million tons a year, Kumba Iron Ore CEO Chris Griffith said on Thursday....

Swanepoel's To The Point has buy option on Metorex's Cons Murch

Emerging mining company To The Point has secured an option to buy the Consolidated Murchison antimony-gold operation, which it is restructuring for Metorex, Bernard Swanepoel tells Mining Weekly Online. The JSE-listed Metorex said on raising its...

Platinum dump miner Sylvania raises capital, secures tailings

Platinum dump retreater Sylvania has raised £10-million pre-expenses for more tailings, equipment and compliance. Sylvania MD Terry McConnachie said the equity raising would enable the company to grow at Grass Valley, Tweefontein and Mooinooi.

SA's electricity system tight but manageable – Eskom

A dramatic slowdown in global economies slashed commodity demand, leading to the temporary closing of metal alloy smelters across South Africa. However, with demand once again on the increase, especially from Asian markets, mining companies are...

Electricity system tight but manageable, says power utility Eskom

A dramatic slowdown in global economies slashed commodity demand, leading to the temporary closing of metal alloy smelters across South Africa. However, with demand once again on the increase, especially from Asian markets, mining companies are...

Union embarks on strike at BHP’s Hotazel manganese mines

Members of South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has started a protected wage strike at BHP Billiton subsidiary Samancor’s Hotazel manganese mines in the Northern Cape on Friday. BHP spokesperson Bronwyn Wilkinson told Mining...